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the goal of the budget is to put the u.s. on a sustainable fiscal path and put us in a position where our debt is not rising relative to the size of the economy, as well as to support the economy in the short run and make important investments we need to make so we remain the most competitive, productive nation on earth. >> right now the president is talking about in the campaign about having marginal rates go up for the upper 2%. these are people who make $250,000 and above. he would like to take the marginal rate up to 39.6%, but does he also wanted to have deduction limitations for that element, or is he happy to get the increase in marginal rates? >> we would like to see a tax code that is more fair, more efficient. he lay that out in his budget. what he has laid out in his budget is an increase in the top rate back to where they were in the clinton years, which were very successful years for the economy, as well as a broader base which most economists would agree is the way of having a more efficient tax code. >> what ab
the goal of the budget is to put the u.s. on a sustainable fiscal path and put us in a position where our debt is not rising relative to the size of the economy, as well as to support the economy in the short run and make important investments we need to make so we remain the most competitive, productive nation on earth. >> right now the president is talking about in the campaign about having marginal rates go up for the upper 2%. these are people who make $250,000 and above. he would...
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the washington journal reporter looks at the u.s. oil output and efforts to make the country energy independence and the former executive assistant director talks about the fbi's role in investigating cyber crimes. live on c-span. >> foreign policy scholars will discuss the united states relationship with china and political, economic, and national security challenges. our live coverage begins tomorrow at 9:15 eastern on c- span 2. >> the mindset of the world well into the mid 1990's was that wireline access was either on poles or in the ground was the key to understanding telecommunications. the intriguing part of the wireless story is how very few people inside the industry -- that is why the mckinsey report came out the way it did. it was not just judge greene who did not understand wireless. it was the entire industry, except for visionaries regarded as kooks. what turned out to be the case was the hope some people have have a fixedo industry were half a dozen companies are offering telephone services over cables or copper wire p
the washington journal reporter looks at the u.s. oil output and efforts to make the country energy independence and the former executive assistant director talks about the fbi's role in investigating cyber crimes. live on c-span. >> foreign policy scholars will discuss the united states relationship with china and political, economic, and national security challenges. our live coverage begins tomorrow at 9:15 eastern on c- span 2. >> the mindset of the world well into the mid...
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the biggest fine ever levied by the u.s. justice department. but the oil producer still faces a costlier battle for the pollution unleashed when the drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico and caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. they will plead guilty to 11 felony counts of seaman's manslaughter, admitting its workers we are neglect when they omitted a key well safety test. the company will also plead guilty to one felony count of obstruction from congress stemming from the false information it gave about the rate that the oil was leaking from the well. comments already coming in from facebook this morning. about that spill and that penalty announcement. mark beady writes in on facebook, pay it and move on. host: and we're taking your calls this morning. the lines are open. we have a special line just for gulf coast residents. point you to the front page of the financial times this morning, talking a little bit more about what else, b.p. spill faces in this case. they still face action for civil penalties and damages federa
the biggest fine ever levied by the u.s. justice department. but the oil producer still faces a costlier battle for the pollution unleashed when the drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico and caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. they will plead guilty to 11 felony counts of seaman's manslaughter, admitting its workers we are neglect when they omitted a key well safety test. the company will also plead guilty to one felony count of obstruction from congress stemming from the...
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all u.s. schoolchildren compared with schoolchildren across the globe, from other industrialized nations. they said, our failure to close these gaps -- if we had close these gaps 10 years ago, we would not have suffered the recession we have now. our failure to do so has led to a permanent national recession larger than the one we are currently experiencing. they said that it has taken $2.30 trillion of our gross domestic product, money we could have added to this economy. we are now in a place where we are playing catch-up with countries that used to crave to be like us. it is so bad now that while our university systems are still where they should be in terms of reputation and attainment, no one from other countries want to send their kids over here to our k-12 schools. they do that there and then it they will say, will try some ivy league school. we need to seriously look at, what is it going to take to change that dynamic. in recent days, we have heard about the teachers' strike. i think t
all u.s. schoolchildren compared with schoolchildren across the globe, from other industrialized nations. they said, our failure to close these gaps -- if we had close these gaps 10 years ago, we would not have suffered the recession we have now. our failure to do so has led to a permanent national recession larger than the one we are currently experiencing. they said that it has taken $2.30 trillion of our gross domestic product, money we could have added to this economy. we are now in a place...
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the u.s. house of representatives, government closest to the people. 3 million more americans voted for mitt romney then voted for john mccain. we are still at least in parity with the democratic party. we don't need to do anything. we don't need to move away from our conservative principles. what we need to do is nominated conservative candidate. then those 3 million people will be motivated to go back to the polls and vote for republicans. this was not a philosophical victory for barack obama. it was not a victory based on any demographics or all the prognostication and the analysts. it was a victory based on turnout. the democrats were able to turn out more votes than the republicans did. in some cases i believe there is still massive voter fraud in this country. when you have 20,000 people in voting in philadelphia for barack obama and none for mitt romney and you have 90% turnout in some of those spots, that is pretty obvious. the attorney generals in these republican states need to let t
the u.s. house of representatives, government closest to the people. 3 million more americans voted for mitt romney then voted for john mccain. we are still at least in parity with the democratic party. we don't need to do anything. we don't need to move away from our conservative principles. what we need to do is nominated conservative candidate. then those 3 million people will be motivated to go back to the polls and vote for republicans. this was not a philosophical victory for barack...
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secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and dropping rapidly some time thereafter. finally, the united states and afghanistan have begun an agreement as required by the bilateral enduring strategic initiative. they will provide necessary protections for u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan after 2014, and we have been interested in your thoughts on the importance in signalling to afghanistan and its neighbors that the u.s.-afghanistan partnership will be an enduring contribution to regional stability, and we will address what you see as the u.s. red lines in those negotiati
secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and...
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given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well. in addition to the level of violence where it is occurring, it is important to know where there are significant leadership losses. the average age is 10 years younger than it was when the war started 10 years ago. there was significant attrition. we have also seen indications of taliban suffering financial difficulties and being unable to sustain their effort. they did not achieve their objectives. senator, i don't understand the challenges. i recognize what has to happen between now and 2014 to continue to solidify the gains
given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well....
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as a result studies show u.s. producers can expect to achieve double-digit increases over the next decade in exports of heavy machinery, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and services. this is particularly critical for my home state of illinois where we have fallen behind japan and korea in these export categories. most importantly, granting russia permanent normal trade relations gives the u.s. a level playing field on which we can compete from a position of strength in thames of intellectual property and agricultural exports. it will provide a reliable forum for trade dispute resolution. and i would urge my colleagues to vote for the rule and the bill to grow american exports and create good jobs here in the united states by supporting this rule and the underlying bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the -- the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: it's my pleasure to yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fa
as a result studies show u.s. producers can expect to achieve double-digit increases over the next decade in exports of heavy machinery, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and services. this is particularly critical for my home state of illinois where we have fallen behind japan and korea in these export categories. most importantly, granting russia permanent normal trade relations gives the u.s. a level playing field on which we can compete from a position of strength in thames of intellectual...
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when communication was slow, the u.s. ambassador made policy decisions without consultation with washington. ambassadors carry out policy decisions that are made at foggy bottom. we must end the practice of stationing intelligence agencies at our embassies. these agents serve no function whatsoever. host: that is our guest back in 1983. we found that in the c-span video library. guest: i am amazed. i did not remember that particular speech. more things change, the more they stay the same. could apply to libya right now. why stay there? lved?et invov but the in some of the advice. most people honor the founders as being smart individuals. they say it be friends with all nations and have trade with people and be more tolerant of their problems. we would have a better world wide situation with more prosperity and peace. i think it is a great idea. it would have had less problems throughout the 20th century. look at the hundreds of millions of people that died in all of the wars that one on. we have accepted the notion we wil
when communication was slow, the u.s. ambassador made policy decisions without consultation with washington. ambassadors carry out policy decisions that are made at foggy bottom. we must end the practice of stationing intelligence agencies at our embassies. these agents serve no function whatsoever. host: that is our guest back in 1983. we found that in the c-span video library. guest: i am amazed. i did not remember that particular speech. more things change, the more they stay the same. could...
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ron paul says the election shows the u.s. is now far gone. are we really seeing a strong resurgence of participatory democracy with a whole litany of new participants? finally, number 10. for our fiscal cliff and monumental decisions affecting the debt, deficit, sequestration, taxes, and everything else. what in the results put us closer to its solution? given those 10 questions, i turned it over to my distinguished colleague, john fortier. >> now we are going to quiz the panelists on those questions. i am going to introduce the panelists. each of us will give a take on what we think about the election. i am going to keep the biographies brief. these are very accomplished people. ron brownstein is the editorial director of "national journal" for many years and has covered political campaigns for a long time and is one of our premier commentators on politics. curtis gans is the director for the center for the study of the american electorate, the nation's leading expert on voter turnout. we have a recently released report from the bipartisan p
ron paul says the election shows the u.s. is now far gone. are we really seeing a strong resurgence of participatory democracy with a whole litany of new participants? finally, number 10. for our fiscal cliff and monumental decisions affecting the debt, deficit, sequestration, taxes, and everything else. what in the results put us closer to its solution? given those 10 questions, i turned it over to my distinguished colleague, john fortier. >> now we are going to quiz the panelists on...
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i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts corporate mitt romney and rick santorum had zero torches out of 24. newt gingrich had four liberty torches out of 24. barack obama had 16 liberty torches out of 24. my hero, ron paul, 18 liberty torches out of 24. and gary johnson had 21 out of 24. [applause] >> okay. [laughter] anybody with a rebuttal? i guess you all agree on that. we go to question no. six. we will, by the way, have a discussion on this and two- minute closing comments. we will start with a rocky. it was selected by my editorial team. but in the post to facebook, he asks -- we
i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts...
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u.s. president barack obama spoke with netanyahu. they agree they need to stop attacks. morsi says the israelis must realize their aggression will only lead to instability in the region. iran has condemned israel's military assault on the gaza strip. the iranian foreign minister had to convince israel to stop its military aggression. >>> another round of talks on iran's nuclear program is about to resume. negotiators will meet in brussels next week in their latest attempt to move the discussions forward. negotiations between the six nations and iran have been suspended since they last met in june in moscow. the two sides have failed to make any significant progress on the issue. they are demanding iran halt its program. it's concern that the end product could be used to develop nuclear weapons. foreign policy chief kathryn ashton and negotiators of the six countries will discuss a new nuclear proposal for iran. >>> the company responsible for the massive gulf of mexico oil spill is facing the largest criminal fine in united states history. bp has agreed to pay more than
u.s. president barack obama spoke with netanyahu. they agree they need to stop attacks. morsi says the israelis must realize their aggression will only lead to instability in the region. iran has condemned israel's military assault on the gaza strip. the iranian foreign minister had to convince israel to stop its military aggression. >>> another round of talks on iran's nuclear program is about to resume. negotiators will meet in brussels next week in their latest attempt to move the...
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the u.s. supreme court had granted a review on a petition by governor bush at the time to review the decision that we had made on the 21st. we had also had a crucial decision in the matter that we had made on thursday, thanksgiving day, having to do with the miami dade county recount. host: that decision was? guest: that we denied a petition for the court to order the canvassing board to continue a recount. canvassing board had made a decision on the wednesday night before thanksgiving to not continue at their account because they determine that there was not enough time within our extended deadline in which to continue and vote and we count the votes in miami dade county. they had sorted some 14,000 votes out that they considered had not been counted by the machines. getgore team treid ied to the court to come in. we cannot overlook the discretion that the canvassing board had decided to not continue the cal. we denied that petition. that was on thursday. the u.s. supreme court the next day g
the u.s. supreme court had granted a review on a petition by governor bush at the time to review the decision that we had made on the 21st. we had also had a crucial decision in the matter that we had made on thursday, thanksgiving day, having to do with the miami dade county recount. host: that decision was? guest: that we denied a petition for the court to order the canvassing board to continue a recount. canvassing board had made a decision on the wednesday night before thanksgiving to not...
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latinos are over represented in the american u.s. forces, the military forces. freedom of speech, freedom of religion. i think the caller was talking about democracy, democratic forms of government. over 13 million latinos, about 10% of the electorate, in 2012 -- 10% of the electorate in 2012 was latino. that is unique. it is the latino community that illustrates how great of a nation we are. it is a new work community -- a newer community. ost: let's go to jordan from port st. lucie, florida. caller: why do your groups always have to represent special interests? what can we not unite as a country? why do we always have to define ourselves -- divide ourselves? martin luther king said it best, we should judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin or where the came from -- i added the last part. it is real simple. it is about whether you want to come to the country legally and played by the rules, or whether you want to come to the country illegally and come in the back door. why is it races that we are accepting people from latin a
latinos are over represented in the american u.s. forces, the military forces. freedom of speech, freedom of religion. i think the caller was talking about democracy, democratic forms of government. over 13 million latinos, about 10% of the electorate, in 2012 -- 10% of the electorate in 2012 was latino. that is unique. it is the latino community that illustrates how great of a nation we are. it is a new work community -- a newer community. ost: let's go to jordan from port st. lucie, florida....
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it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the next four or six months, nothing could guarantee that. it ended january, all this money is withdrawn from the economy infinitely. several years of chaos and bringing in a delicate that happen -- in a dollar does not happen. there is that opportunity to stretch that out. if you do not do something about it in the fall, he will do something about amt before people pay their full share taxes. >> you are exactly right but the debt ceiling of looming and that will get this right back into the same vote as we were before. >> let's say they believe right
it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the...
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as the u.s. government, the executive is correctly -- i think correctly perceived, what iran is looking for is a test of our seriousness as we look for a test of their seriousness. are we going to follow through on our promises to give sanction relief and if we don't i don't think we're going anywhere. >> all right. now we have a couple of questions that go back to the issue of a deal on stopping enrichment of 20%. so one question is from the panelist perspective, why would it be necessary to ask the iranians to shut down the fordo facility, that's the second underground enrichment facility that now has some 2,800 centrifuges, if iran were to agree to stop all 20% enrichment and to ship out whatever 20% enrichment stockpile it has? and the other question is -- this person says deja vu all over again. this 20% proposal has come up before. why did it fail before? three years ago the obama administration had a switch of the tehran research reactor in exchange for stopping enrichment, why didn't that
as the u.s. government, the executive is correctly -- i think correctly perceived, what iran is looking for is a test of our seriousness as we look for a test of their seriousness. are we going to follow through on our promises to give sanction relief and if we don't i don't think we're going anywhere. >> all right. now we have a couple of questions that go back to the issue of a deal on stopping enrichment of 20%. so one question is from the panelist perspective, why would it be...
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we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being your fourth term as majority leader, do you have any thoughts on surpassing l.b.j. and others? >> i'm just going to continue doing my job. i don't really -- i have not looked at the arithmetic of all that stuff. >> senator reid, how would you like to move on [inaudible] >> well, we are -- everyone should understand we're going to move to change what the republicans have done to make the senate an institution that has no bearing on when lyndon johnson was president. when george mitchell was president or even when bill frist was leader. th
we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being...
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the article notes that the fiscal cliff would drive the u.s. economy back into recession next year and there would be a jump in the jobless rate to 9.1% by the end of 2013, according to this new report from the cbo. tell us about that. guest: this is a very unusual time. the fiscal with all of these really big fiscal issues,, we have never seen cdo come out before, you know, the official -- the cbo come out before, you know, the official estimate for the congress. we have never seen them come out with something like this before. they have been on the case since earlier this year. host: did member of congress ask them to do this report, or were they scheduled to do it? guest: i do not know the answer. i think they have issued a number of warnings as they have testified before congress. i think this is an update of the warnings that they have been doing. we are talking about, at least in the short term in 2013 a shock to the economy is nothing gets done. and a little bit of a lack of confidence, too. the statutory debt limit, there is some flexib
the article notes that the fiscal cliff would drive the u.s. economy back into recession next year and there would be a jump in the jobless rate to 9.1% by the end of 2013, according to this new report from the cbo. tell us about that. guest: this is a very unusual time. the fiscal with all of these really big fiscal issues,, we have never seen cdo come out before, you know, the official -- the cbo come out before, you know, the official estimate for the congress. we have never seen them come...
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host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois. rodney davis, a republican in illinois. and tom latham, he is the one who beat leonard boswell in the member on member race. and john delaney in maryland. and finally, kerry bentovolio is a new member. greta brawner, what do you have for us? i want to go back and begin with nevada. president obama -- >> i want to go back and begin with the bottom. polls showed that unions, hispanics and women carry the vote for obama there. and the state of colorado, colorado ranks sixth in the nation for hispanic voters. 74% of them voted for president obama in col
host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois....
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which institutions contrary to a u.s. news and world report ranking who takes the people with the low s.a.t. and edge indicates them in a way they do very well. that should be rewarded and yet the competition for who can enroll the best students is not a measure of what you're doing for those students it's just about exclusivety and that is a trend that needs to be bucked. i think there is a ream opportunity take advantage of those. another thing we have to keep in mind is that technology is getting to us look at new ways to educate kids. do we need the big lecture halls? can we have some degree of personalization. can you have online activity and for the students who are less motivated you have some face to face activity but you've done it in a way the cost is not nearly as high as it's been in the past. there is a lot of promise . there it's one of these things because it's at an early stage, people can get overexcited about it but i think over the next two to four years as this is rolled out and measured and not just a
which institutions contrary to a u.s. news and world report ranking who takes the people with the low s.a.t. and edge indicates them in a way they do very well. that should be rewarded and yet the competition for who can enroll the best students is not a measure of what you're doing for those students it's just about exclusivety and that is a trend that needs to be bucked. i think there is a ream opportunity take advantage of those. another thing we have to keep in mind is that technology is...
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it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much about the process. in that sense, i want to talk about a process perspective, three different things. context, precedent, and value. context -- it has been mentioned that back then we did not have laptops and cell phones. i do not remember governor sununu, when we first guarded this -- something like in june or that nature that we started planning to get away. when we started discussing different options, i do not think andrews was first, but andrews quickly developed a very good option because of the militar
it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much...
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let's go here. >> u.s. news and world report. it seems the coalition was unable biunique elements of this election. he have the bain background. how will they try to recreate the coalition? >> great question. a year ago, i would have said poorly among bluen collar and older whites. even with paul ryan on the ticket, a 60% of seniors voted for romney. in the long run, i did those mr. read states are problematic for democrats. -- i think those red states are problematic for democrats. look at north carolina. in north carolina or virginia, obama's numbers among blue- collar whites are unbelievably low. they are in the high-20's or 30's. in the long run, i do think there is this pattern. the sun belt will be more important than the west about. they do have the incredible ability to hang on to -- the shift will be to states that have the same social forces of rising diversity and rising education levels. >> we have a slight disagreement. obama did well among these groups in 2008. democrats do well among white blue-collar voters in the
let's go here. >> u.s. news and world report. it seems the coalition was unable biunique elements of this election. he have the bain background. how will they try to recreate the coalition? >> great question. a year ago, i would have said poorly among bluen collar and older whites. even with paul ryan on the ticket, a 60% of seniors voted for romney. in the long run, i did those mr. read states are problematic for democrats. -- i think those red states are problematic for democrats....
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if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors where our exporters fall further behind. with our high unemployment, we can't afford to pass up any opportunity to increase our export and create jobs. and the longer we delay in passing this legislation, the more ground our exports will lose. i don't dispute that our relationship with russia has many challenges. on the commercial front, we face weak enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights, as well as discriminatory standard for u.s. agricultural products. russia's recent adoption of
if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors...
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constitution and the u.s. supreme court. the one thing that none of them has adopted his life tenure for the high court judges. they all have either a term of years or an age limit and so there are number of scholars and politicians starting to scratch their heads saying life tenure on the supreme court really bolster the interest of the public? for one thing, if they had a term of years or an age limit, think it was certainly lower the temperature of the confirmation because you know you wouldn't be investing in somebody who would be there for 30 or 35 years, long outlasting not only the presidential administration but the air and with that domination occurred and things change a lot from one decade to another in terms of what's important and how we see things. so you know i bring this to your attention. you might have -- why not have heard about it but it's interesting to think outside the the of the box. do we have the best systems in the best of all possible worlds. of course the answer is not necessarily. it cannot is b
constitution and the u.s. supreme court. the one thing that none of them has adopted his life tenure for the high court judges. they all have either a term of years or an age limit and so there are number of scholars and politicians starting to scratch their heads saying life tenure on the supreme court really bolster the interest of the public? for one thing, if they had a term of years or an age limit, think it was certainly lower the temperature of the confirmation because you know you...
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is being done with the u.s. department of energy is being done with the u.s. our mental protection agency and other key members to increase the availability of refined products, getting pipelines back to deliveries, and increasing capabilities by the storm. upthe efforts continue. this waiver does allow ships that would otherwise have to bring refined products to new york and add a product. with that, i want to go to additional activities. the disaster assistance website is a mobile-friendly website and we continue to see more people that are getting assistance that way. we have added several counties yesterday in new jersey and we will continue to add in those requests as they come in from the states. 1-800-621-fema and disasterassistance.gov funding is continued to be made available and when we talk about those dollars, this is money that has been direct posited. -- deposited. as the numbers keep going up, they are not dollars that are just approved. with that, in turn it over to charlie with the red cross. >> we want to give you an update on the particular
is being done with the u.s. department of energy is being done with the u.s. our mental protection agency and other key members to increase the availability of refined products, getting pipelines back to deliveries, and increasing capabilities by the storm. upthe efforts continue. this waiver does allow ships that would otherwise have to bring refined products to new york and add a product. with that, i want to go to additional activities. the disaster assistance website is a mobile-friendly...
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but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their health insurance. in fact, those programs are the most efficient of the -- efficient of the overall health industry in the united states, which is the most expensive and that's where we need to focus our congressional legislation and to figure out how to lower the overall cost of health care which will automatically lower medicare and medicaid. . . host: dell la, last one here, talking about the bush era income tax cuts. caller: good morning. i don't think we can rely solely on the expiration of the tax cutters in 2% to increase our revenue. what we must do, and
but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their...
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that attack took the lives of the u.s. ambassador and three others. petraeus says that information was withheld from the general public to not tip out terrorists that u.s. intelligence was on their trail. >>> two co-workers are missing after an oil rig explosion off the coast of louisiana. 11 people were injured on board the platform that happened this morning when a blast of fire ripped through this rig. this is near louisiana not far from the spill of 2010. the company that owns the rig, black elk energy, says no oil has leaked from the platform. >>> still ahead, most wanted no more. how one of the bay area's notorious criminals was taken down while dining out. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. we're tracking the storm tonight. the first of two storms moving in right now. while you're dry in san jose, we do have rain picking up later on this evening. some of the heaviest activity moving into san francisco as we head throughout the next hour. a few areas of isolated flooding on highway 101. >> say it isn't s
that attack took the lives of the u.s. ambassador and three others. petraeus says that information was withheld from the general public to not tip out terrorists that u.s. intelligence was on their trail. >>> two co-workers are missing after an oil rig explosion off the coast of louisiana. 11 people were injured on board the platform that happened this morning when a blast of fire ripped through this rig. this is near louisiana not far from the spill of 2010. the company that owns the...
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. >> millions of women in the u.s. suffer from postpartum depression. >> coming up, her what the experts found that could help to reduce the disorder. >> a new program to help domestic violence victims arrives.o >> we have breaking news out of northeast baltimore. what are we looking at? >> northbound urban avenue south of san clear lane. a person in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle. we do not know the severity of injuries. the three lanes on northbound urban avenue have been turned into one lane while they do with the accident. >> police have identified the woman whose body was found floating in the inner harbor as the johns hopkins neurology professor. she was found near the 2300 block of boston's st. in the water. first responders took her to an area hospital where she rose pronounced dead three hours later. the cause of death is still under investigation. her profile on linked in shows she has been an assistant professor at johns hopkins since 1994. >> a new study shows to much air pollution may make your head
. >> millions of women in the u.s. suffer from postpartum depression. >> coming up, her what the experts found that could help to reduce the disorder. >> a new program to help domestic violence victims arrives.o >> we have breaking news out of northeast baltimore. what are we looking at? >> northbound urban avenue south of san clear lane. a person in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle. we do not know the severity of injuries. the three lanes on northbound urban...
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arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the end of the 19th century. and then at the beginning of the 20th century, we're talking 1902, 1910, before odono that i mentioned before, this man who gave his name to -- he was very proud of this lighthouse. the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose through the ranks of the spanish army. the spanish sent alexander o'reilly to cuba to form a militia. he was appointed governor of louisiana and head of the army later on. he arrived in august, 1769, and took formal possession of louisiana for spain. think of new orleans and cuba, in particular havana, governors there were also in cuba so there was all this traveling from one city to another because later when i got my ph.d. from tulaine university and i went to the irish channel. it's interesting, the irish history connected with new orleans. so the o'reilly family has been in louisiana for centuries
arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the end of the 19th century. and then at the beginning of the 20th century, we're talking 1902, 1910, before odono that i mentioned before, this man who gave his name to -- he was very proud of this lighthouse. the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose...
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. >> fox news learned west virginia republican shelly moore capita will announce her candidacy for u.s. senate. she was select to do her 7th term will run for jay rockefeller's seat. he has held the seat since 1984 but has not said if he will run again in 2014. >> what would you do with $425 million? that is where the jackpot for power ball stands right now. no one picked the winning numbers for the weekend drawing so you can run out and buy your ticket before the mad rush begins. the drawing is wednesday night. let's make our plans now. >> office pool. >> congress returns to work today and they are ready to tackle the fiscal cliff crisis. lawmakers are ready tro compromise. >> lawmakers are ready to give in on tax changes in order to get some sort of a deal done. kelly wright joins us with more on what it means for the negotiation. we could be looking at possible tax hikes, isn't that right? >>> oo the government is on automatic pilot. that is five weeks away. for congress there is much work to be done and more compromise to be made in order to avoid the fiscal cliff. it will require
. >> fox news learned west virginia republican shelly moore capita will announce her candidacy for u.s. senate. she was select to do her 7th term will run for jay rockefeller's seat. he has held the seat since 1984 but has not said if he will run again in 2014. >> what would you do with $425 million? that is where the jackpot for power ball stands right now. no one picked the winning numbers for the weekend drawing so you can run out and buy your ticket before the mad rush begins....
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embassy in cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the u.s. diplomatic post in the gaza and subsequently its antics there are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations general petraeus this report is saying today is that is not the cia memo that's the edited cia memo that came out of the white house the first draft of that memo said the president has gambled that he could deal with these nominees by talking to them his gamble so here's the essence of what you're saying and i'm assuming fox news and all the right wing talk show hosts in the in the conservative entertain tamely complex are saying is that the president because he wants to somehow protect. his relationship to get his own if the world is willing to betray an american lie to you know he believes he can persuade the islamists and reconcile them to modernity as opposed to killing about love well i'm calling him out right or wrong i'm calling him a liar but i'm not calling him a liar for. the reasons you describe the fact of the matter is they knew that al
embassy in cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the u.s. diplomatic post in the gaza and subsequently its antics there are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations general petraeus this report is saying today is that is not the cia memo that's the edited cia memo that came out of the white house the first draft of that memo said the president has gambled that he could deal with these nominees by talking to them his gamble so here's the essence of what...
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in france, you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, a worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster of loading at 10 times faster downloading. -- uploading and 10 times faster downloading. in the nineteenth century, the canals and railroads were the key to economic growth when you had to move things like steel. the twentieth century came along and it was highways, interstate highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now is the information superhighway. >> the best selling author david johnston about the way as corporations try to rob you blind. this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. >> c-span programming is good because they try to keep a close eye o. the cover a lot of the different, both the house, the senate, and different, other, woodrow wilson, and other public a pair -- public affair sets that i would not be exposed to normally. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you by the public service. >> president obama won reelection
in france, you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, a worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster of loading at 10 times faster downloading. -- uploading and 10 times faster downloading. in the nineteenth century, the canals and railroads were the key to economic growth when you had to move things like steel. the twentieth century came along and it was highways, interstate highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now is the information...
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. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that guaranteed to played a key role in dealing with israel. nina is absolutely right, the islamic jihad backed by iran is putting pressure in gaza, and on hamas itself. this has to stop. 1500 rocket attacks on an area slightly twice as large as washington d.c. on wednesday. and attacks within the suburbs of tel aviv and jerusalem are absolutely unacceptable. but i think the hope is this compound -- is this, barack obama has a political advantage because benjamin netanyahu is up for reelection and favored to win. but he was so obvious and so transparent in his support of mitt romney, all but endorsing him this year, i think there is a chance for a resolution. >> that is absurd. what resolution? hamas's charter declares that not only is israel illegitimate and has to be eradicated, but in the carter -- in the charter, jews are the cause of wars starting b
. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that guaranteed to played a key role in dealing with israel. nina is absolutely right, the islamic jihad backed by iran is putting pressure in gaza, and on hamas itself. this has to stop. 1500 rocket attacks on an area slightly twice as large as washington d.c. on wednesday. and attacks...
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now some of this is because the u.s. travel market has begun to rebound. more people are renting cars all over the country. some have to do with hurricane sandy. 200,000 cars taken out of commission. and that should lead to a short term increase in demand. the sandy bump won't last. the real reason for the resurgence of the rental car business could be because of something that happens in washington. it is one word. and that word is consolidation! over the last decade this industry has seen a series of mergers that allowed the rental car companies to cut costs and also raise price. and with the recent acquisition of dollar thrifty by hertz, there are now only four players that really matter here. just four. and one of them, enterprise is private. which means you have only three possible ways to play this rental car bull market. there is hertz, second largest player through enterprise and the largest traded rental car company and avis. and now that dollar thrifty is taken over, the last one is zip car. it's been a total dog. now back in june before we knew
now some of this is because the u.s. travel market has begun to rebound. more people are renting cars all over the country. some have to do with hurricane sandy. 200,000 cars taken out of commission. and that should lead to a short term increase in demand. the sandy bump won't last. the real reason for the resurgence of the rental car business could be because of something that happens in washington. it is one word. and that word is consolidation! over the last decade this industry has seen a...
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u.s. dollar is on track for its best week against the yen since late june. it comes after the leader of japan's liberal democratic party called for aggressive easing steps. will the yen continue its plunge and how should you trade it? let's bring in boris from bk asset management. it has been all about the yen this week. give me your trade. >> it's been the breakout king of the week. but i think like the past it is going to break the hearts of longs again for two reasons. one, i think the whole fiscal cliff story is pretty much a story of going down austerity politics. that's been a disaster policy path for everywhere else it's been tried so i do think it is going to weigh on aggregate demand. if that's the case the fed is going to overweight qe, which means it will offset anything the japanese do. to me the dollar/yen is going to be a sell in a near term. i want to be a seller here at 80.50. if it breaks 80.50 with a stop at 81.50. if it runs away, then i'm not hurt. but if it turns around it is going to come back and take out all those stops for those who
u.s. dollar is on track for its best week against the yen since late june. it comes after the leader of japan's liberal democratic party called for aggressive easing steps. will the yen continue its plunge and how should you trade it? let's bring in boris from bk asset management. it has been all about the yen this week. give me your trade. >> it's been the breakout king of the week. but i think like the past it is going to break the hearts of longs again for two reasons. one, i think the...
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he said why would i go to the u.s. embassy. the u.s. embassy said to me, i don't know that we would play a role here. i don't know that we have anything to do. if he's been asked for questioning, he should go in. >> robert frank and producer jeff pullman, thank you so much. the interview, if you missed it or just joining us, the full interview will be up on cnbc.com. john mcafee, whatever you think of him, in a very difficult situation in the country of belize right now. robert, thank you so much. >>> when we come back, we're going to give you more on the updated negotiations around the fiscal cliff. could we get a resolution soon? will the markets bounce back if we do? what's going to happen with hostess? is the company really done? there's a lot more to do here on "street signs." mandy's on "closing bell" today. you're stuck with me. back right after this. and my daughter loves the santa. oh, ah sir. that is a customer. let's not tell mom. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. make sure the news keeps coming
he said why would i go to the u.s. embassy. the u.s. embassy said to me, i don't know that we would play a role here. i don't know that we have anything to do. if he's been asked for questioning, he should go in. >> robert frank and producer jeff pullman, thank you so much. the interview, if you missed it or just joining us, the full interview will be up on cnbc.com. john mcafee, whatever you think of him, in a very difficult situation in the country of belize right now. robert, thank you...
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. >> jennifer: and u.s. corporate profits are at the highest they have been in u.s. history for the third quarter. in u.s. history. >> yes. yes. >> jennifer: all right, so where are the jobs? if the profits are the highest they have been in u.s. history where are the jobs? >> unfortunately, part of the reason that the profits are high, part of it, is that with demand coming back slowly, companies have been able to meet the demand, increase the production with not a lot of additional employment. or with a lot of temporary employment. [speaking at the same time] >> or employment that isn't that expensive to pay for. so basically, they can make profits because they are selling, their prices of what production, their cost of production are not rising as rapidly and therefore they have profits. >> jennifer: so what is going to happen to cause them to reinvest? >> well, i think what we are seeing now is as the economy -- as consumer confidence does pick up as the housing market does pick up, we get more demand. and more demand is what we need to get these firms to produce
. >> jennifer: and u.s. corporate profits are at the highest they have been in u.s. history for the third quarter. in u.s. history. >> yes. yes. >> jennifer: all right, so where are the jobs? if the profits are the highest they have been in u.s. history where are the jobs? >> unfortunately, part of the reason that the profits are high, part of it, is that with demand coming back slowly, companies have been able to meet the demand, increase the production with not a lot...
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been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young undocumented people who are fighting to get their legal status, i felt it was an important story in terms of giving people an inside to what their situation might be like and i touch upon the fact that, you know, my family benefited from the amnesty of 1980, i had a green card by the time i was 14. so the moment i got my green card, you know, the whole world just opened up to me and there were so many possibilities that came my way that i was able to jump on because i had a green card. and i would really love to see this happen to the dreamers,
been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young...
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could they have done more to protect u.s. forces to the u.s. personnel and prevented the last two -- >> the answer is we didn't have resources in range. secretary petraeus and dempsey acted quickly but they had to get somebody from spain and croatia. group of special operating forces to the u.s. arrive much too late. if we had, they sent a drone but unarmed drone. if we had an armed drone, in that dangerous part of the world, it probably could have knocked out people firing the mortars that killed the two seals. >> chris: given what we had there, you are saying -- >> there was no capacity to defen our personnel. in a timely way once the attack occurred. we can't let that happen again. part of what we have to do to make sure it doesn't happen again is we adequately support our defense budget. >> one question there, too, the d.o.d. or the state's fault? we don't know the answer. >> chris: finally, we got a minute left. senator mccain a graham called for a special congressional committee to investigate benghazi. take a look at what graham had to s
could they have done more to protect u.s. forces to the u.s. personnel and prevented the last two -- >> the answer is we didn't have resources in range. secretary petraeus and dempsey acted quickly but they had to get somebody from spain and croatia. group of special operating forces to the u.s. arrive much too late. if we had, they sent a drone but unarmed drone. if we had an armed drone, in that dangerous part of the world, it probably could have knocked out people firing the mortars...
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we should note that a lost u.s. pilots are being lured away by foreign airlines that tend to pay a lot higher salaries. >>shepard: thanks trace. and now, the chairman of the aviation consulting board, good to see you, mike. captain sully, is he right? is this overblown? >>guest: it could be the reality after the 2009 crash they overreacted. you want more experience in the cockpit so you really need to make the captain have more experience and monitor co-pilot entry stronger that way you do not close the door. i don't know anyone in their right mind who would become an airline pilot. the pay is terrible. the career path is bad, and the labor unions we work, the pilot unions are telling their kids do not become an airline pilot. >>shepard: i don't understand the 65 thing, either, this is 2012, 65 years old for most 65-year-olds that is not old, i call that experienced. >>guest: it is. they raised it from 60 to 65 which was a hot issue. but the reality is, the new regulations if you just want to start working for a sma
we should note that a lost u.s. pilots are being lured away by foreign airlines that tend to pay a lot higher salaries. >>shepard: thanks trace. and now, the chairman of the aviation consulting board, good to see you, mike. captain sully, is he right? is this overblown? >>guest: it could be the reality after the 2009 crash they overreacted. you want more experience in the cockpit so you really need to make the captain have more experience and monitor co-pilot entry stronger that way...
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for decades that music was dormant but this week the u.s. army band performed the symphony in washington giving the composer his first chance to hear the work he created seven decades ago. >> my name is harold van heuvelen and my age is 93. and i'm a veteran. of world war ii. in 1945, i was stationed in new orleans, louisiana. at the new orleans army air base and i was an instructor and the peace in europe had already been written in the april of that year. so they said we can do anything we want to. i decided to write a symphony. during those 70 years when it sat on the shelf i'd look at it every once in a while and think why isn't this being played? >> my brother and i came upon the bound copy of the symphony. i talked to the senator from michigan where my dad lives, senator levin wrote a letter to the defense department and the next thing we knew we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we would like to perform this symphony. ♪ >> i was kind of worried what i would see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw tha
for decades that music was dormant but this week the u.s. army band performed the symphony in washington giving the composer his first chance to hear the work he created seven decades ago. >> my name is harold van heuvelen and my age is 93. and i'm a veteran. of world war ii. in 1945, i was stationed in new orleans, louisiana. at the new orleans army air base and i was an instructor and the peace in europe had already been written in the april of that year. so they said we can do anything...
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the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited once, twice and if it happened in the u.s. and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli troops going into gaza? un
the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited...
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